Ensuring security of Gulf in post-pandemic world
The coronavirus pandemic and its economic fallout may rewrite the Gulf security as well as the political and economic map of the Middle East....
Turkey relaxes confinement rules for over 65s & under 20s
Turkey will relax confinement rules on people aged 65 and over, and those under 20, as the country moves to a "new normal", President...
Not the first catastrophe! Syrian refugees using war resilience against COVID-19
It is not the first catastrophe they have faced. But while today's global pandemic bears no resemblance to Syria's almost decade-long civil war, some...
Emir Qatar should quit: Mubarak Al-Thani, ruling family member, demands
Sheikh Mubarak Bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Qatar's ruling family member, has called on the Emir of Qatar to immediately quit power according to Saudi Gazette. Sheikh...
Emirates & Etihad in serious trouble: Revival may take 5 years
GCC airlines hit hard by corona pandemic
Iran says nuclear deal would ”die forever” if arms embargo extended
A top Iranian official on Sunday warned that a nuclear deal the US withdrew unilaterally from would "die forever" if an arms embargo on...
Arab League says annexation of West bank is ”war crime”,urges US to withdraw support
The Arab League said Thursday Israel's controversial proposal to annex much of the West Bank constituted a "new war crime" against the Palestinians, during...
Instagram bans Irani singer asking females to join his harem
Instagram takes down popular Iranian rap singer Amir Tabaloo's account after he asked young females to join his personal 'harem' in several posts. A...
Fake Irani healer arrested for calling camel urine cure for coronavirus
Police in Iran has arrested a fake doctor who claimed camel urine cures coronavirus. Mehdi Sabali calls himself a specialist in Islamic medicine. He peddled...
Israel’s annexation of West Bank: What tensions it might inflame in the region?
Arab foreign ministers are to hold talks on Thursday on Israel's US-backed plans to annex key parts of the occupied West Bank. Concern has mounted...
History’s largest shipbuilding order: from Qatar to a Chinese Company
Qatar awards history's largest shipbuilding order to a Chinese company, looking towards a stragegic relationship with China, but may upset Washington in the process.
Rouhani warns US: this is “Persian Gulf” not “Washington Gulf”
This is Persian Gulf, not Gulf of New York or Washington. Hassan Ruhani, President of Iran warns the US against hostile actions